HENNOCK INTERNATIONAL LTD

What HENNOCK INTERNATIONAL LTD does

Hennock International Ltd is a UK-based consulting engineering firm founded in 1995 that delivers specialist engineering services to the agricultural and horticultural sectors. The company undertakes projects from initial feasibility studies through to full project management and completion, working with clients across greenhouse design, energy systems, grain drying/storage/processing, fruit and vegetable post-harvest engineering, livestock building design, and contract research. Its operational footprint spans all continents except Antarctica, with explicit named engagement in the UK, North America, Europe, and Africa (notably Nigeria for waste-fuel and drying research).

The firm's technical capabilities rest on deep domain expertise accumulated over 25+ years, supplemented by bespoke in-house tools: monitoring and logging software built on Azeotech DAQFactory for R&D site plant, and custom mathematical modelling coded directly in C++. It has developed a recognized specialty in arid-zone greenhouse design and associated water and cooling solutions, and has supported energy systems work including biomass boilers, CHP with gas cleaning for CO2, anaerobic digestion, process integration, and heat recovery. A long-standing collaboration with Guy & Wright Ltd reportedly produced the UK's first carbon-neutral conventional greenhouse operation without industrial waste heat.

Hennock generates revenue entirely through project-based professional services engagements, with no publicly disclosed pricing model and no packaged software products. Its customer base spans commercial greenhouse operators, energy systems clients, grain producers and processors, fruit and vegetable packhouses, individual livestock farmers, and research clients (both private companies and governmental/levy bodies). Government work includes technical support and inspection for slurry storage under support schemes for the States of Guernsey and the States of Jersey. No public financials, headcount, or ownership disclosures are available.

Name

HENNOCK INTERNATIONAL LTD

Legal name

Hennock International Ltd

Website

https://hennock.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hennock International Ltd is a UK-based consulting engineering firm founded in 1995, providing specialist agricultural and horticultural engineering across greenhouse design, energy systems, grain storage, post-harvest handling, livestock buildings, and contract research to clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Capital Projects & Farm Expansion Advisory (Feasibility, Site Planning, ROI) (AFACAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG)

Keywords

• Agricultural engineering consultancy
• Greenhouse systems design
• Horticulture project management
• Biomass energy systems
• Post-harvest engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Newton Abbot

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Professional consulting engineering services for agricultural and horticultural projects, from feasibility studies through to full project management and completion

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Hennock International Ltd is a UK-based consulting engineering firm founded in 1995 that delivers engineering consultancy services to the agricultural and horticultural sectors. The company undertakes projects from feasibility studies through to full project management, covering greenhouse design, energy systems, grain drying/storage/processing, fruit and vegetable post-harvest engineering, livestock buildings, and contract research. Projects are executed globally across all continents except Antarctica.

Product overview

Hennock International Ltd is a UK-based consulting engineering firm founded in 1995, offering a portfolio of specialised engineering consultancy services for the agricultural and horticultural sectors. The company provides services from feasibility studies through to full project management, operating across all continents except Antarctica. Its core service offerings include Greenhouse & Systems Consulting (covering structures, heating, cooling, irrigation, and environmental control including arid zone specialisation), Energy Systems design (biomass, CHP, anaerobic digestion, heat recovery), Grain Drying/Storage/Processing, Fruit & Vegetable Post-Harvest Engineering (refrigeration and CA storage), Livestock Buildings (design, environmental control, feed systems), and Research Services (contract research and software development). These services are delivered as consulting engineering engagements rather than packaged software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Greenhouse & Systems Consulting Engineering consultancy covering all aspects of greenhouses including structures, heating, cooling, internal transport systems, environmental computers, fogging, screens, CO2 and irrigation. Specialises in greenhouses for arid zones with associated water and cooling solutions. Delivered from feasibility to foundation and finished project for both commercial and amenity sectors.
• Energy Systems Design Engineering design services for biomass boilers (wood chip, log, straw), oil/gas/coal boilers, CHP systems (spark ignition and gas turbine), anaerobic digestor design, waste fuel heat exchangers, combination absorption cooling, process integration technology, and heat recovery from drying systems. Includes RHI accreditation work for RHI-based projects.
• Grain Drying, Storage & Processing Engineering Systems design and troubleshooting for grain drying, storage and processing, covering major and minor grains and pulses across North America and Europe.
• Fruit & Vegetable Post-Harvest Engineering Post-harvest engineering for fruit and vegetables including refrigeration and air handling design solutions for rapid cooling high humidity field heat extraction prior to dispatch and long-term controlled atmosphere (CA) stores. Focused on maintaining crop quality while keeping CapEx and OpEx within budget.
• Livestock Buildings Engineering Building design and planning permission, environmental control, feed systems for intensive livestock units, and manure handling and storage. Includes technical support and inspection under support schemes for slurry storage to government clients such as the States of Guernsey and the States of Jersey.
• Research Services Contract research services for private companies and governmental/levy body funded research proposals. Includes bespoke software development using Azeotech DAQFactory for monitoring and logging site plant in R&D projects, with mathematical modelling and other software coded directly in C++.

Quantifiable outcome

• First carbon neutral greenhouse growers in UK (Guy & Wright Ltd)

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Guy & Wright LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with UK greenhouse growers who are reportedly the first carbon neutral greenhouse growers with a conventional site that doesn't have waste heat available from an industrial source. Hennock has worked with Guy & Wright on energy systems including biomass boiler and CHP with gas cleaning for CO2.
• States of GuernseycoreOthersProvided technical support and inspection under support schemes for slurry storage to the States of Guernsey government.
• States of JerseycoreOthersProvided technical support and inspection under support schemes for slurry storage to the States of Jersey government.
• Local Fabricators in NigeriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloping waste fuel heat exchangers in conjunction with local fabricators in Nigeria, burning palm kernel shells and cashew shells as fuel sources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kite Consulting: UK-based agricultural business consultancy with strong specialism in dairy and livestock sectors. Comparable in offering project-level advisory and feasibility work to livestock producers, mirroring Hennock's intensive livestock unit design services.
• Niab: UK crop science organization combining applied research, agronomy, and consultancy for arable and horticultural producers. Comparable via its mix of research services and applied farm-level advisory work.
• The Andersons Centre: Independent UK agricultural business consultancy providing feasibility, business planning, and project advisory to farming and rural enterprises. Closely overlaps with Hennock's feasibility-to-project-management model for farm capital projects.
• ADAS: UK-based agricultural and environmental consultancy providing research, advice, and inspection services to farmers, governments, and agri-businesses. Most directly comparable to Hennock's UK agricultural engineering advisory and government inspection work.
• Promar International: Agribusiness consultancy (part of Genus plc) offering strategic, operational, and project advisory to food and agricultural businesses. Comparable as a similarly positioned specialist consultancy serving agricultural producers.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with a built-environment and energy practice that serves agricultural and food processing clients. Competes for similar facility-design and project management mandates at a much larger scale.
• Wageningen University & Research: Leading Dutch agricultural research institution with extensive applied consultancy for greenhouse, post-harvest, and sustainable farming systems. Comparable in combining deep agricultural R&D with applied engineering advisory.
• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with agriculture, energy, and rural development capabilities. Comparable as a larger incumbent offering multi-disciplinary engineering advisory that competes for similar capital project mandates.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Global engineering consultancy with an established food and agriculture practice delivering feasibility, design, and project management for agricultural facilities. A broader-scale incumbent overlapping with Hennock's greenhouse, storage, and processing facility work.

Emerging players

• Cundall: International engineering consultancy with growing specialism in sustainability, energy systems, and low-carbon building design. Increasingly overlaps with Hennock's energy systems and carbon-neutral greenhouse work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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